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Book Cover, The MacGuffin

This is a Book cover. It was written by Stanley Elkin and designed by Fred Marcellino and published by Simon and Schuster. It is dated 1991 and we acquired it in 1996. Its medium is offset lithograph on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Steven Heller. It is credited Gift of Steven Heller.

Its dimensions are

24 × 19 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Book Cover, The MacGuffin; Designed by Fred Marcellino (1939–2001); Written by Stanley Elkin; Published by Simon and Schuster; USA; offset lithograph on paper; 24 × 19 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Steven Heller; 1996-74-151

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